Schizophrenia and delusional disorder in older age: Community prevalence, incidence, comorbidity, and outcome

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 153-161

  Copeland, John R M ^a   Dewey, Michael E ^b   Scott, Anne ^c   Gilmore, Christine ^d   Larkin, Bernadette A ^e,f   Cleave, Nancy ^a   McCracken, Cherie F M ^g   McKibbin, Pauline E ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^e STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^g ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Delusional disorder; Incidence; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMORBIDITY; DELUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIST; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031931150     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a033307     Document Type: Review

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